Photograph
Fire at 15 S. Bedford Street
Charred remains of the open stairway, which was the closest means of escape for the families who lived upstairs at the rear of the building at 15 South Bedford Street. The structure is a tenement-type house at the rear of the city garage. The fire killed Florence Dinger and three of her children |
Image ID: | 56118 |
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Creation Date: | 11 28 1948 |
Creator Name: | Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 |
City: | Madison |
County: | Dane |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Arthur M. Vinje photographs and negatives, circa 1914-circa 1962 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | negative, original |
Original Format Number: | PH 6442.2099C |
Original Dimensions: | 4 x 5 inches |
One of 13 images. Published in the Wisconsin State Journal on Nov. 29, 1948. |
Fires |
Boardinghouses |
Indoor photography |
Stairs |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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